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Measure For Measure

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Measure For Measure game quiz
"What are the devices used for measuring things? See if you can figure out what measures to take. Have fun! "

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1. Used in aviation and other means of travel, what is another term for the P.O.N.R. (Point of no return)?
    Hegotzit Line
    Howgozit Curve
    Whozit Mark
    Wherawe Point


2. Which is a word used to describe the increasing measurements of a special catch, such as a fish, that occurs with repetition of its description?
    Spelunker
    Clinker
    Megadon
    Lunker


3. Which word expresses the weight of a conveyor without its cargo?
    Tore
    Tear
    Tare
    Tere


4. Which of these is NOT an acronym for ways to make certain observations?
    SOZAR
    SOFAR
    SODAR
    SONAR


5. What is the name of the device used to measure or compare specific gravity?
    Gradimeter
    Gradiometer
    Graviditimeter
    Gravimeter


6. What is the word for the amount of a container that falls short of being full?
    Urage
    Village
    Nullage
    Ullage


7. Which word is used for an instrument that measures and records temperature changes over a period of time?
    Chronograph
    Heliograph
    Thermograph
    Tempograph


8. What is the science of determining or measuring colors?
    Bathometry
    Colorimetry
    Primatry
    Mixicology


9. A cephalometer is used to measure what?
    Heads
    Brains
    Hearts
    Necks


10. What's the name of the handy gadget for measuring the approximate mileage of your planned trip on a map?
    Bathometer
    Tachymeter
    Opisometer
    Clinometer


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